Dude I've been a Master Tech for close to 40 years and I ran across your video and had to watch this for some reason. You did an absolutely amazing job of describing the sensor system. Bank 1 is always where your number one spark plug is. I have tried many many times to explain that just because a code comes up for a sensor doesn't always mean that the sensor is bad. always check your connection as many times all I've had to do is unplug the sensor then plug it back in clear the codes and see if it comes back. anyway, keep up the good work and keep doing it yourself

Give this guy some credit here. He knows more about O2 sensors then he even realizes. Way to go!

you know what's great about this video? He tells you what he didn't do and what you should do. That's a honest man right there!!!!!

You weren't a mechanic, but you became one. Better than one.

@FrankChristopherOutdoors

Жыл бұрын

Thanks means a lot

I love this guy. He cares about helping the next dude

I've done most of the work on my own cars since I started driving cars, which is closing on 40 years. I currently drive a 2013 Kia Soul, which has direct fuel injection, and I discovered my main problem on the fuel side. Any car which uses direct fuel injection is going to have a [version of a] device mounted somewhere on the valve cover, which is called a High Pressure Fuel Pump. And this is my helpful story: Leaving the house, my car car starts choking and won't accelerate at all. I can start it, but it only stays running at idle, so I limp it back to the house. I was getting codes for running rich, and for a faulty catalytic converter. Check O2 sensors (mine is 4-cyl, so only two OXY. sensors), they're old and bad. Replaced the O2 sensors. Checked for exhaust leaks, found two small ones and patched them. Car runs again, but still showing the same codes, and still getting the smell of unburnt gas, a.k.a. running rich = too much fuel. No vacuum leaks found. Start investigating the fuel system. I disconnected both bat. terminals, then disconnected the pump. Upon removal, I quickly discovered that my High Press. Fuel Pump was leaking down into the valve cover. There is a heavy spring on the bottom of the pump, which is actuated by the camshaft. Between the pump spring and the camshaft is a part called the 'follower', which has a roller bearing on the bottom, and which is what actually pushes against the spring mechanism to drive / actuate the pump. (This bearing 'follower' is going to be replaced, also. If it fails and sheds debris inside the valve cover, it could easily cause major mechanical damage to the valves and the motor.) Also, when the bearing gets worn and starts to get some play in it, it makes a rattling noise that sounds like valve lifters knocking. Because the fuel pump is leaking from the bottom, and into the valve cover, there are fuel vapors from unburnt fuel building up inside the valve cover. The fuel is also mixing with my oil and thinning it out, wrecking the viscosity of the oil. If my car hadn't chocked out from failed sensors, I might not have discovered my fuel pump issue in time to avert larger problems. If you have a vehicle with direct fuel injection, and you're smelling gas, and the car is throwing p-codes that it's running rich, or the cat. converter has failed, pull the high pressure fuel pump and check if it's leaking down along the spring into valve cover body. If it is, replace it asap. I would strongly recommend installing a new follower bearing, as well. Point is, the codes don't always tell the whole story, or always help to determine the best way to begin your trobleshooting / diagnosis, because the codes are not always giving the full picture. Granted, the scanner I used I borrowed from my brother, and I wasn't overly impressed with its available features. Start by checking those things which only require a few tools to remove and diagnose, and the cost of a little time and elbow grease. Like the working condition of your high pressure fuel pump, for example. My codes said exhaust leak, faulty fuel pressure sensor, bad cat., and none of those were the principle issue. A multi-meter is an essential tool to test and troubleshoot the performance of many components on your car.

I have perhaps two days more experience than you with auto repair and had the same problem come up on my Honda CRV recently. I managed the replacement after watching hours and hours of video in preparation. Now I find yours that is superior to 90% of what I watched. Just wanted you to know and be encouraged to carry on making instructional videos. The more I study on KZread, the more I’m convinced that being able to make a really good video is some kind of gift, and quite rare.

@FrankChristopherOutdoors

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Your comment means a lot to me and I greatly appreciate it

@MyPhone-mr6gl

29 күн бұрын

Thanks

10 out of 10 very precise. I'm not a mechanic myself but I do fix my own problems. Thanks Guy all the way from Cape Town South Africa

@FrankChristopherOutdoors

8 ай бұрын

thanks for watching!

Finally someone who is honest! I'm about to change all 4 of mine. Has 145k and never changed them. I appreciate the advice and honesty.

For someone who is not a mechanic, you did excellently. Thank you

Check engine light came one. Ran the code. Took truck in for an estimate, it might be this, it might be that. F**k that. Watched your video and grew some balls to do the work myself. It was an O2 sensor. Thank you for the tips. It worked. Now I can buy more gun parts with the money I saved. You da man!

@FrankChristopherOutdoors

3 жыл бұрын

Right on man. Buy that stuff while you still can

I do not know why 56 people gave this video a thumbs down. I have watched many youtube car repair videos and this is one of the best ones. BTW im a tech at a hyundai dealer and yes always use the factory oem 02 sensors grate job on this video Frank and thank you

@FrankChristopherOutdoors

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you joe means a lot coming from a mechanic like yourself

@leyre4439

2 жыл бұрын

Trolls...

@simonac688.

8 ай бұрын

frustrated mecanics 😂

Rock Auto is my best friend & I as a retired Mechanic gives this Frank 100% Passing mark!! Like he really said DO YOUR HOMEWORK!! You got my Thumbs up Frank!! ;👍👍👍👍👍

Great job explaining from start to finish. Much appreciated

Good on you for having the courage to do the job yourself. I bet the feeling of self sufficiency is very satisfying . Thanks for passing on the information.

Great video Frank. Very straightforward. The left bank/right bank explanation was helpful. Just finished doing the two upstream sensors on my 2011 Tacoma V-6 4wd. I bought my Denso sensors from Amazon. Same price as Rock Auto but free and quicker shipping. I didn’t know that the chain auto parts stores might do price matching until you mentioned the deal you got from O’Reilly. The hardest and most painful part of the job is reaching and disconnecting the wire connectors.

@FrankChristopherOutdoors

3 жыл бұрын

You pretty much just paraphrased the entire video. Thanks for the compliment and I agree that is definitely the hardest part. Thanks for watching Brian

Bullseye! Straight into the heart. Thanks a lot man. You saved my nerves and made my life better.

Awesome to see someone who really wants to help others, God bless you man for a great video..

Thanks Frank, that was alot of help. I appreciate you taking the time to show us non mechanics doit yourselfers. I got jeep liberty saying bank 1 sensor 2. So I'm assuming that's driver side downstream. Wish me luck and thanks again. Great job

Dude, I like your intro. "I like saving money"... Makes sense to me.

You are a natural. Great camera work, great presentation and I learned a lot. I have an oxygen sensor to replace and an air charge temperature sensor if I can find it.

Thanks bro,you are real ,you sensitized alot of us ,I'm planning on getting one of those trucks in the future, I try to do some stuff myself to,A tonne of respect to you bro

Thank you Frank! I like you who do not know anything about O2 stuff. Paid a lot of money for new ones and to mechanic for replace the old ones, "Check Engine" light still back on after few days. I decided educated myself and change them by myself.

This helped. I have a transverse 3.5 v6 engine in a 2010 highlander. I looked up the firing order and Bank2 is at the front of the vehicle. Cheers.

I've watched this 3x and crack up laughing more and more each time. The determination and seriousness of this man.

thx my guy! you just saved me a few hundred bucks for a mechanic to replace mine! i was expecting it to be a huge repair job but im definitely going to do it myself i have a 3rd Gen 4Runner (99 SR5 4x4) im glad i found your video & im thankful for guys like you always looking out & passing on information to people like myself who know nothing about cars or anything so big thx again brother!! this is my first car so i’m definitely gonna try to replace & repair everything myself that needs to be done. keep doing what you’re doing man good luck & be safe!

So helpful and easy to understand, really appreciate you man!

Great video, pal, and I do mean GREAT. You covered everything necessary for a sensor change and then some. Disregard those 'thumbs down' complainers, they are lame. You were as good as ANYONE I've ever seen.

@tubetime39

2 жыл бұрын

!!!!!! Yep I Agree !!!!! Good comment. I'veseen a lot of YT vids Very few ( there are some ) are this well done. You here, "this thing here. Put that thing there." And you can't see anything on the vid bc of bad camera work. And some vids like that are done by mechanics.

@FrankChristopherOutdoors

6 ай бұрын

thanks I really appreciate the kind words

Good video! You have a nice, calm delivery. You got lucky with easy access, some are horrible to replace.

@FrankChristopherOutdoors

6 ай бұрын

thank you

Solid video, great explanation. Open, honest, no ego ... Just straight forward advice from his experience and research.

Thank you. I'm buying a Taco with a bad sensor. This helps get me started. Much appreciated.

@FrankChristopherOutdoors

4 жыл бұрын

I’m glad I could help you. Anymore questions feel free to ask I will help if I can. Thanks for watching

Thank you very much! As a single female this stuff can be very intimidating and unfortunately unknowledgeable people get taken advantage of so thank you thank you helped me more than you know!

@FrankChristopherOutdoors

3 жыл бұрын

I’m really glad I could help. Best of luck

@christopherrosas2738

3 жыл бұрын

This is why I like working on people's vehicles and teaching them as I work on the vehicle, I like passing knowledge on so people don't get taken advantage of......

Excellent video Frank. I appreciate the careful explainations you give. So thank you for doing this for us.

@FrankChristopherOutdoors

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure - Glad I could help.

Thanks Frank, I found this video interesting, easy to follow and helpful. I found it helpful that you showed the two sensors on cam so now I know what to look for. Just wish you would have explained where on the truck the plug in connector went to.

@FrankChristopherOutdoors

3 ай бұрын

I believe sensor end of the O2 sensor screws into the exhaust and the wires should plug into a connector which will lead back to the ECM (engine control module or the 'brain'). Hope this helps

Nice job, appreciate you making this video to us diy guys.

So glad I found this video for an explanation of the sensors alone! I got error code p0051 and that gave me an issue with Bank 2 Sensor 1. Now I know that it’s driver side and upstream from the cat! I gotta order the part and I’ll update when I get it all together! Thanks again!

Simple to the point. Great video thanks for sharing.

Thanks for explaining bank 1/2 & oxy sensor up/down stream, appreciated. 👌🖐🇦🇺

Good job, Frank. Very thorough and helpful. Thanks.

@FrankChristopherOutdoors

4 жыл бұрын

Really glad I could help thanks for watching

Honest about what he did and didn't do. Didn't try to make it sound like he knew it all. Clear voice and kept it simple

Sincere video. Glad you took the time to save us a hassle

Hey Frank, I do plenty of my own work. Great video, also explanation was awesome. Great video for newbies.

Thanks my guy. Am thinking of doing this myself,i hop it will be as easy as you have showed here. Pls keep such video coming,they are very educative.

I just replaced all 4 of my 02 sensors for the price of $136. Borrowed the tool from my local auto parts store and did it right in my driveway. Dealerships and chain auto repair shops was quoting me around$237-400 to replace 1 sensor, just for labor. I never pay anymore to work on my vehicle when I can do the job myself

@FrankChristopherOutdoors

4 жыл бұрын

I love hearing stories like this. You and I think the same Webster . Good work 👍

@Youtubeiscool865

4 жыл бұрын

Where did you buy the sensors that cheap??

@bkanegson

3 жыл бұрын

@@KZreadiscool865 The O2 sensors that have been working as well or better (might be exactly the same) as OEM are $45 and $47 respectively) are Denso on Amazon for my Tundra. Likely similar for the Taco. Bought anti-seize and a tool similar to that in video as well, inexpensive. Even adding the cost of the OBD2 reader, the whole lot costs less than one O2 sensor replacement at the stealer-ship. And now I'm ready if they ever again pop up.

@ogcryptodaniel

3 жыл бұрын

You sure the upstream sensors you got are air/fuel ratio sensors? They do cost a bit more than cheapo downstream O2 sensors.

Thank you Frank !! I like saving money too !

I loved the way you explained things. Good video.

Good job with the DIY as somebody will be very appreciative out there.....Good stuff....

@FrankChristopherOutdoors

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Scott!!!!

Well done, Frank! Thank you.

Great explanation for beginners, great job & God bless.

Thanks -- excellent video! Doing mine this weekend!

Great common mans opinion and trying to help people... Great to see. Thank you

Might want to mention on buying a new gasket I’m still using the same one for 20 plus years , it’s kinda worn but still does the job

Frant you explain the whole in perfect order.

This is the best explanation I have being searching something like this thanks for helping out

This is a smart video - right down to how to release the connector. Thanks, really nice.

Good job ! Your video is very helpful . I have a same truck you do. I will keep your video on hand , if my truck has that issue.

Thank you very much for passing the knowledge. This video helped me a lot and saved me some money.

Good shit dude, I just did the exact same thing the other day. I took mine out cleaned it with some carb cleaner check engine light went off,

Thanks for sharing the video. I have the same truck. 2011 Tacoma V6. I just got the P0031 code. Sharing this video is a great help

That is a very helpful information , especially with my Tacoma 2005 wt. 235,000 miles thank you so much

Thank you so much Frank, you did a great job......Thumps up...

Great video, a hot engine makes it easier to loosen good to know thank you

This is a good dude. Thank you sir.

You say very humbly that you aren't a mechanic, well l say that you are, you show a deep understanding of, and solution for, what mechanics have to resolve and deal with every day. Thanks for your common sense solution to a common problem for people out there that don't know. From this old mechanic of many years. 🌈

@FrankChristopherOutdoors

6 ай бұрын

thank you

I learned bank 1 is passenger side the hard way too. In case anyone is wondering, P0420 is bank 1 downstream sensor, P0430 is bank 2 down stream sensor.

Outstanding. Frank, thank you so much.

@FrankChristopherOutdoors

6 ай бұрын

Sure thing thanks for watching!

Thanks Frank. I have a 2013 Toyota Venza (V6 3.5 L engine) and I suspect it is an O2 sensor problem. Don't want to go to the dealership. Your video has helped me a lot and I am going out to buy a scan tool and trouble shoot the problem. Great video and very honest. Much appreciated.

@FrankChristopherOutdoors

Жыл бұрын

Glad I could help good luck with your problem

Thanks Frank. Appreciate your help.

Great video. Straight and to the point. No fooling around.

@FrankChristopherOutdoors

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jim

@idrisshuaibu3552

2 жыл бұрын

Please I need his phone number,. I am electrical engineer of auto cars and is I need his phone number..please help

Great delivery of very useful info! Thanks for the video!!

@FrankChristopherOutdoors

6 ай бұрын

thank you!

Great video! Thank you for the tips and explanation.

Thanks for your help buddy ! Appreciated!

Great video! Helped me out a lot. Thanks.

God bless u bro..u honest person u save as from all robery mecanic

It's nice to see someone who is articulate enough to explain repair in a simple English manor for all to understand. Unfortunately, my 2006 Tacomas Bank 1 isn't as easy to get to. They re-engineered the location from the inner side of the header to the top for ease of access.

@FrankChristopherOutdoors

8 ай бұрын

thank you. good luck

👍 this guy has a servants heart ! He'd pull over and change a tire for a lady good man, God bless him !

@anthonyconville43

2 жыл бұрын

An not just for a pretty lady lol 👍

Spot on on the advice to stick whats on the vehicle! Stick with OEM. Price may be higher but "buy one-cry once".

I had P00051a bank 1 sensor 2 on a 2016 Trd sport had just put in a URD y pipe cat delete; what put was an O2 sim or oxygen spacer; cleared codes with obd2 and then unplugged the battery for a couple minutes and it’s back to normal👌 video was definitely helpful

Thank you, very helpful video. Just a couple tips for future videos if you care for them. I’m not sure if that was insects or something in the background that was screeching so loud but it made it difficult to concentrate and not get irritated with it. And on a much smaller note, it seemed very apparent you weren’t looking into the camera but off to the side. Not that it matters, I just noticed and figured I would mention in case you cared. Thank you again for the video.

Thanks dude, you remind me of myself 40yrs ago..good tip for us do it yourselfers.

Very honest elaborating video, good man.

I like your attitude, thanks!

Good-on-ya! It's so rewarding to be able to function independent of the Motor-Mill. I have a 26 year old Jeep and a 57 year old Volvo. I'm getting to know each vehicle better and better each time I do an upgrade or preventative maintenance.

@FrankChristopherOutdoors

6 ай бұрын

I hear you me too. thanks for watching

Thanks, Frank! Maybe I shouldn't say this until I actually replace it, but this was a big help.

@FrankChristopherOutdoors

Жыл бұрын

Hope it all goes great for ya thanks bruce

From Indonesia... man... your kindness is more than typical Indonesian...

DAMN GOOD VIDEO STRAIGHT TO THE DETAILS WELL EXPLAINED GOOD JOB BOSS!

@FrankChristopherOutdoors

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! And thanks for watching

Same 02 sensor for all on 4 my 96 Blazer. Excellent video , ty

Very useful. Thanks for sharing. Looks like Amazon has sensors for about twenty bucks for my Sequoia - maybe I will just change all four of them.

@FrankChristopherOutdoors

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

I love this kid: "I don't know what this thing does or what it's function is. But I know how to use the internet. I have a socket kit and wrenches so I can change it myself." BEAUTIFUL! My kind of KZreadr!

@FrankChristopherOutdoors

3 жыл бұрын

Why would I pay someone when I can do it myself? Thanks for the comment Mike

@bertbccfu9564

3 жыл бұрын

Ive been a fabricator/ mechanic for 30+ years but one of the best pieces of advice i ever got was from my stepdad who was a mechanic for 50 years is ( never be afraid to wreck a piece of equipment, everything can be fixed) meaning dont be afraid to try its the only way to learn

I love common sense videos like this. Nice job.

Nicely done, thanks for the info.

Well done, good explanation and a nice walk through, again, well done!

@FrankChristopherOutdoors

2 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help 👍

This was very helpful. Thank you!

@FrankChristopherOutdoors

Жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome. I’m definitely going to check out your channel when I get some time. Very neat content

Hell yea great video and a lot of good information on this topic I am starting my 02 sensor now on my 96 taco 🌮

@FrankChristopherOutdoors

8 ай бұрын

thanks!

Good job on the video! I refuse to use rock auto anymore! Horrible shipping debacle in the past and no easy way to get it resolved.

Great explanations and tips for a non-mechanic novice. I'd also suggest some dielectric grease in the sensor connector to forestall any future issues with moisture, rain, mud, etc. If your OBDII scan tool will not clear the code nor cancel the dash Check Engine light, you can also disconnect the battery for a few seconds. Be advised first, however, you have the radio code which may be necessary to reactivate the radio after losing power. Also first write down whatever radio stations are in memory since those will also be lost.

Like the way he emplaned it straight forward

Outstanding job. I am going to try this on my Jeep.

@FrankChristopherOutdoors

11 ай бұрын

Thanks good luck. If you think I can help just message me on here

Thank you for the explanation you video it’s very helpful

You should’ve been a professor. Incredible job explaining everything.

@FrankChristopherOutdoors

Жыл бұрын

Thanks that’s quite a compliment